BILL NUMBER: SB 1889	CHAPTERED  09/29/00

	CHAPTER   927
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 28, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 25, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 23, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 14, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 3, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Figueroa
   (Coauthors:  Senators Murray, Perata, Sher, Solis, Soto, and
Speier)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Alquist, Aroner, Calderon, Cardoza,
Correa, Dutra, Havice, Hertzberg, Honda, Keeley, Knox, Kuehl,
Longville, Papan, Reyes, Shelley, Steinberg, and Washington)

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2000

   An act to amend Section 27 of the Business and Professions Code,
and to amend Section 11018.5 of the Government Code, relating to the
Internet.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1889, Figueroa.  Internet:  licensee information.
   Existing law requires specified consumer boards and the Department
of Real Estate to disclose information regarding the status of the
licenses of their licensees on the Internet.  Existing law excludes
disclosing a licensee's home address unless it is also his or her
business address.
   This bill would require specified entities in the Department of
Consumer Affairs that issue licenses to disclose information
regarding the status of the licenses of their licensees on the
Internet.  This bill would require those entities to disclose the
addresses of record of licensees, and would require those entities
and the Department of Real Estate to allow the licensees to provide a
post office box number or other alternative address, instead of a
home address.  Those entities would also be authorized to require
licensees to provide a physical business address or residence
address, as specified.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 27 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   27.  (a) Every entity specified in subdivision (b), on or after
July 1, 2001, unless otherwise authorized by the Department of
Information Technology pursuant to Executive Order D-3-99, shall
provide on the Internet information regarding the status of every
license issued by that entity in accordance with the California
Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of
Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code) and the Information
Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of
Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code).  The public
information to be provided on the Internet shall include information
on suspensions and revocations of licenses issued by the entity and
other related enforcement action taken by the entity relative to
persons, businesses, or facilities subject to licensure or regulation
by the entity.  In providing information on the Internet, each
entity shall comply with the Department of Consumer Affairs
Guidelines for Access to Public Records.  The information shall not
include personal information including, home telephone number, date
of birth, or social security number.  Each entity shall disclose a
licensee's address of record.  However, each entity shall allow a
licensee to provide a post office box number or other alternate
address, instead of his or her home address, as the address of
record.  This section shall not preclude an entity from also
requiring a licensee, who has provided a post office box number or
other alternative mailing address as his or her address of record, to
provide a physical business address or residence address only for
the entity's internal administrative use and not for disclosure as
the licensee's address of record or disclosure on the Internet.
   (b) Each of the following entities within the Department of
Consumer Affairs shall comply with the requirements of this section:

   (1) The Acupuncture Board shall disclose information on its
licensees.
   (2) The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall disclose information on
its licensees, including marriage and family therapists, licensed
clinical social workers, and licensed educational psychologists.
   (3) The Dental Board of California shall disclose information on
its licensees.
   (4) The State Board of Optometry shall disclose information
regarding certificates of registration to practice optometry,
statements of licensure, optometric corporation registrations, branch
office licenses, and fictitious name permits of their licensees.
   (5) The Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors shall
disclose information on its registrants and licensees.
   (6) The Structural Pest Control Board shall disclose information
on its licensees, including applicators, field representatives, and
operators in the areas of fumigation, general pest and wood
destroying pests and organisms, and wood roof cleaning and treatment.

   (7) The Bureau of Automotive Repair shall disclose information on
its licensees, including auto repair dealers, smog stations, lamp and
brake stations, smog check technicians, and smog inspection
certification stations.
   (8) The Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair shall disclose
information on its licensees, including major appliance repair
dealers, combination dealers (electronic and appliance), electronic
repair dealers, service contract sellers, and service contract
administrators.
   (9) The Cemetery Program shall disclose information on its
licensees, including cemetery brokers, cemetery salespersons,
crematories, and cremated remains disposers.
   (10) The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Program shall disclose
information on its licensees, including, embalmers, funeral
establishments, and funeral directors.
   (11) The Contractors' State License Board shall disclose
information on its licensees in accordance with Chapter 9 (commencing
with Section 7000) of Division 3.
   (12) The Board of Psychology shall disclose information on its
licensees, including psychologists, psychological assistants, and
registered psychologists.
   (c) "Internet" for the purposes of this section has the meaning
set forth in paragraph (6) of subdivision (e) of Section 17538 of the
Business and Professions Code.
  SEC. 2.  Section 11018.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   11018.5.  (a) The Department of Real Estate, on or after July 1,
2001, unless otherwise authorized by the Department of Information
Technology pursuant to Executive Order D-3-99, shall provide on the
Internet information regarding the status of every license issued by
that entity in accordance with the California Public Records Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1
of the Government Code) and the Information Practices Act of 1977
(Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of
Division 3 of the Civil Code), including information relative to
suspensions and revocations of licenses issued by that state agency
and other related enforcement action taken against persons,
businesses, or facilities subject to licensure or regulation by a
state agency.
   (b) The Department of Real Estate shall disclose information on
its licensees, including real estate brokers and agents, on the
Internet that is in compliance with the department's public record
access guidelines.  In instances where licensees use their home
address as a mailing address, the department shall allow licensees to
provide a post office box number or other alternate address where
correspondence may be received.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, real
estate brokers shall provide the department with the actual address
of their place or places of business as required by Section 10162 of
the Business and Professions Code.
   (c) "Internet" for the purposes of this section has the meaning
set forth in paragraph (6) of subdivision (e) of Section 17538 of the
Business and Professions Code.
